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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA MEMORANDUM TO: - Jason E. Brown, County Administrator THROUGH: Stan Boling, AICP Community Development Director FROM: Sasan Rohani, AICP Chief, Long -Range Planning DATE: February 12, 2018 Project: Request for Extending Housing Inspection Services Agreements with Current Inspection Services Providers It is requested that the following information be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of March 6, 2018. BACKGROUND Indian River County manages several different affordable housing programs. One major component of those programs is rehabilitation of existing housing units. For each major home rehabilitation project, there is a need for work write-ups and housing inspection services to ensure that bids submitted by contractors for rehabilitation work are necessary, adequately scoped, and reasonably priced. At various times in the past, the county has conducted a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process and qualified multiple inspection service firms. The county issued RFQs in 2012, 2014, and 2016. Currently, only two housing inspection firms are on the county housing inspection services list and receiving notices to bid on the SHIP rehabilitation jobs. One of those firms is actually bidding on most of the housing inspection jobs. Both firms have provided good service and there is now a need to extend the inspection services agreement between the county and the two firms. ANALYSIS: • Housing Rehabilitation Program The State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program assists income eligible households with housing rehabilitation projects. Through the SHIP program, the county assists with emergency rehabilitation such as replacing a failed septic tank, minor rehabilitation such as roof replacement, and major rehabilitation projects which require work write-ups from a 63